{"product_id":"bon-iver-i-i-vinyl-lp","title":"Bon Iver: i,i Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree full years on from 22, A Million, Bon Iver return with a fresh new album\u003c\/i\u003e following their trajectory of increasingly coded album titles (the next one will probably just be a single underscore). A press release describes the band’s evolution: “From the winter of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=For+Emma%2C+Forever+Ago\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor Emma, Forever Ago\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e came the frenetic spring of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=%22Bon%20Iver%2C%20Bon%20Iver%22\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Bon%20Iver%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBon Iver, Bon Iver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the unhinged summer of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=22%2C%20A%20Million\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Bon%20Iver%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e22, A Million\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Now, fall arrives early with \u003cem\u003ei,i\u003c\/em\u003e.” The album features the fried cerebral electronics exhibited on \u003cem\u003e22, A Million\u003c\/em\u003e side by side with the buttery brass arrangements that stood out on \u003cem\u003eBon Iver, Bon Iver\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Justin+Vernon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJustin Vernon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s vocals into sharp focus. And it’s as if he’s got more to say now than ever before: “It feels very much like the most adult record, the most complete. It feels like when you get through all this life, when the sun starts to set, and what happens is you start gaining perspective. And then you can put that perspective into more honest, generous work” - and nothing screams perspective and maturity like a reminder to call your mom. The tender “Hey, Ma” features Vernon’s soaring voice (“I waited outside, I was tokin’ on dope, I hoped it all won't go in a minute”) over a lush bed of synth pads and chipmunk’d vocal flourishes. Vernon \u0026amp; squad cover a ton of ground without repeating anything: “Jelmore” sounds glitchy and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Teenage%20Engineering%20OP-1\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Teenage%20Engineering%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOP-1\u003c\/a\u003e-heavy (Vernon: “I never leave the house without it”), like \u003cem\u003e22, A Million\u003c\/em\u003e in all the right ways, while the comparably stripped-down “U (Man Like)” sounds like Vernon and co doing a \u003cem\u003eControversy\u003c\/em\u003e-era \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Prince\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Prince%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Prince%20And%20The%20Revolution%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Prince%20%26%20The%20New%20Power%20Generation%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrince\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e cover at some college piano bar on a tour stop. The epic “Faith” starts with tempered acoustic strumming, choral harmonies and strings before giving way to a crescendo of electric guitar and the charred remains of what may have been a chart-topping EDM beat. Krauty grooves and vintage afrobeat keyboards coalesce serendipitously on \"Salem,\" and \"Sh’Diah\" is a sublime, atmospheric false coda before the lighthearted actual outro, \"RABi.\" Apparently it takes a village to make a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Bon+Iver\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBon Iver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e record, and in addition to a core band consisting of longtime collaborators \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=S.%20Carey\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Low%20%2F%20S.Carey%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22S.%20Carey%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS. Carey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Fitzpatrick\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMike Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMatt McCaughan\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRob Moose\u003c\/strong\u003e, Vernon enlists the help of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=James+Blake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20National\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20National%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Big%20Red%20Machine%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe National\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cstrong\u003eBryce\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAaron Dessner\u003c\/strong\u003e (Vernon and Aaron released a full-length collab as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Big%20Red%20Machine\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Big%20Red%20Machine%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Red Machine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e last year), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Moses+Sumney\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoses Sumney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Starlite\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNaeem Juwan \u003c\/strong\u003e(yes, \u003cstrong\u003eSpank Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e! and one of the songs is even named after him!), \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Hornsby\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Polica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cstrong\u003eChanny Leaneagh\u003c\/strong\u003e and more. Black vinyl pressing housed in matte gatefold jacket with spot gloss accents and clear printed slipcase with full-color 28 page booklet, all designed by Eric Timothy Carlson (\u003cem\u003e22, A Million\u003c\/em\u003e), recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ematte gatefold jacket w\/ spot gloss accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in clear printed slipcase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes full-color 28 page booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Jagjaguwar 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Wisconsin Death Trip 07\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Bon Iver","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431626973515,"sku":"lp-10692a","price":4.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/boniver-ii.jpg?v=1779697435","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/bon-iver-i-i-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}